"arride" meaning in English

See arride in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: arrides [present, singular, third-person], arriding [participle, present], arrided [participle, past], arrided [past]
Etymology: From Latin arrīdēre, from ad + rīdēre (“to laugh”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|arrīdeō|arrīdēre}} Latin arrīdēre Head templates: {{en-verb}} arride (third-person singular simple present arrides, present participle arriding, simple past and past participle arrided)
  1. (archaic, transitive) To please; to gratify. Tags: archaic, transitive

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